The nucleic acid data:
IRESite Id: 465 Version: 0
Originaly submitted by: Václav Vopálenský
Reviewed by: Martin Mokrejš
IRESite record type:
  plasmid_with_promoter_and_putative_IRES_without_translational_characterization
The shape of the nucleic acid molecule translated:
  linear
The quality of the mRNA/+RNA sequence:
  hopefully_full-length_mRNA
The mRNA/+RNA description: 
In vivo CMV driven transcript containing full length 5' UTR of mouse Utrn mRNA (from nt -506 to nt -1 of the
original sequence) cloned upstream of the beta-galactosidase.
The mRNA/+RNA sequence represented in the +DNA notation:


Warning: mRNA sequence when devoid of trailing 'A's is still not a substring of the plasmid sequence. Is it because an intron is spliced out? Stay calm then. :-)
Credibility of mRNA sequence:
  end-to-end_sequence_completely_same_as_in_the_experiment
The name of the plasmid:
pUTRA/CAT
The name of the promoter used to express this mRNA:
  CMV
Description of the plasmid (facultative for promoter-less plasmid records):
Plasmid containing full length 5' UTR of mouse Utrn mRNA (from nt -506 to nt -1 of the original sequence) and beta-galactosidase coding region.
The in vivo produced transcripts are heterogeneous (due to any of promoter?/splicing?/cleavage?/breakage?):
  not tested
The in vivo produced heterogeneous transcripts occur due to alternative splicing:
  not tested
A promoter reported in cDNA corresponding to IRES sequence:
  no
Summary of possible issues when IRES cDNA is experimentally transcribed in vivo:
Summary of experiments studying integrity of the in vivo transcripts in a particular host:
Integrity (uniformity) of mRNA tested using Northern-blot:
homogeneous_population_of_molecules_confirmed
Integrity (uniformity) of mRNA tested using RNase protection:
not_tested
Integrity (uniformity) of mRNA tested using 5'-RACE:
not_tested
Integrity (uniformity) of mRNA tested using primer extension :
not_tested
Integrity (uniformity) of mRNA tested using RT-PCR:
not_tested
Integrity (uniformity) of mRNA tested using real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (rtqPCR):
not_tested
Integrity (uniformity) of mRNA tested using RNAi:
not_tested
Integrity (uniformity) of mRNA tested using S1 nuclease mapping:
not_tested
Cryptic promoter presence was confirmed by expression from a promoter-less plasmid:
not_tested
Cryptic promoter presence was confirmed in an experimental setup involving inducible promoter:
not_tested
Integrity (uniformity) of mRNA molecules or possible promoter presence expressed in vivo was tested using another method, please specify in Remarks:
not_tested
The organism used:
Mus musculus C2C12
The abbreviated name of the donor gene or virus from which this IRES was excised and inserted into the plasmid:
Utrn
The origin of IRES in the plasmid:
  nuclear
The donor organism of the IRES segment:
Mus musculus C2C12
The DNA sequence of the plasmid in (+) orientation annotated by its secondary structure:


GenBank formatted file with annotated plasmid sequence hyperlinked from vector image map:
pUTRA/CAT.jpg
The total number of notable open-reading frames (ORFs):
  1
Notable Open-Reading Frames (ORFs; protein coding regions) in the mRNA/+RNA sequence:
ORF
ORF position:   1
Version: 0
Originaly submitted by: Václav Vopálenský Reviewed by: Martin Mokrejš
The abbreviated name of this ORF/gene:
CAT
The description of the protein encoded in this ORF:
chloramphenicol acetyl transferase
The translational frameshift (ribosome slippage) involved:
  0
The ribosome read-through involved:
  no
The alternative forms of this protein occur by the alternative initiation of translation:
  not tested
The ORF absolute position (the base range includes START and STOP codons or their equivalents):
  659-1318
Remarks:
The plasmid was used as the control for experiments in article The Utrophin A 5'-Untranslated Region Confers
Internal Ribosome Entry Site-mediated Translational Control during Regeneration of Skeletal Muscle Fibers
(Miura et al., 2005; PMID:16061482).
Citations:
Miura P., Thompson J., Chakkalakal J. V., Holcik M., Jasmin B. J. (2005) The utrophin A 5'-untranslated region confers internal ribosome entry site-mediated translational control during regeneration of skeletal muscle fibers. J. Biol. Chem. 280(38):32997-33005
IRESs:
IRES:
Version: 0
Originaly submitted by: Václav Vopálenský Reviewed by: Martin Mokrejš
The IRES name:
  UtrA
The functional status of IRES:
  functional
The IRES absolute position (the range includes START and STOP codons or their equivalents):
  147-652
How IRES boundaries were determined:
experimentally_determined
The sequence of IRES region aligned to its secondary structure (if available):


Remarks:
Whole 5'-UTR region of Utrn mRNA (from nt -506 to nt -1 of the original sequence).
Citations:
Miura P., Thompson J., Chakkalakal J. V., Holcik M., Jasmin B. J. (2005) The utrophin A 5'-untranslated region confers internal ribosome entry site-mediated translational control during regeneration of skeletal muscle fibers. J. Biol. Chem. 280(38):32997-33005
Last change to the database: 2019-03-18 09:32:49 GMT+1